{"id":87014,"date":"2025-01-17T15:34:06","date_gmt":"2025-01-17T20:34:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/?p=87014"},"modified":"2025-01-17T15:34:56","modified_gmt":"2025-01-17T20:34:56","slug":"think-outside-the-album-adult-coloring-pages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/think-outside-the-album-adult-coloring-pages\/","title":{"rendered":"Think Outside the Album: Adult Coloring Pages"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Are you looking for a stress-relieving activity that reduces anxiety, promotes mindfulness, and can take as little as 10-15 minutes? Then adult coloring might be right for you!<\/p>\n\n\n

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“Adult coloring, touted as an approach to self-care and potential relaxation technique, has become something of a trend in recent years,” writes Adrienne Santos-Longhurst for Healthline<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe repetitive movement of coloring can be soothing and calming for some people who have high stress and heightened anxiety,\u201d says Michele Goldman<\/a>, psychologist and Media Advisor for Hope for Depression Research Foundation<\/a>. \u201cAdults tend to forget how to play and be free. Coloring can take us back to our childhood and bring back memories. It can be a pleasurable activity that is simple, distracting, and fun.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whether you’re drawn to coloring for nostalgia or as an easy, stress-relieving hobby, you’re in good company. And as a digital scrapbooker, you can create your own custom coloring pages any time you wish!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Welcome to the January 2025 installment of Think Outside the Album<\/em><\/strong>, where we look at different ways to take our digital supplies off the scrapbook page and instead, use them to make the rest of our world just a little bit sweeter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This month, I’ll show you how to turn illustrated images from your favorite Sweet Shoppe scrapbooking kit<\/a> into fun, custom coloring pages. I’ll show you two different approaches you can take to make your own unlimited supply of pages for yourself and the other color-addicts in your life.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Before we begin, though, it\u2019s time for a quick but important reminder about licensing and terms of use<\/strong>. When you buy a kit from the Sweet Shoppe, it comes with a license for personal, non-commercial use<\/em><\/strong>. That means you may use it to make coloring pages for yourself. You may use it to make coloring pages for the kids in your life. And you may use it to make coloring pages to print and give as gifts to anyone you\u2019d like. You may NOT make coloring pages from these designs and sell them on Etsy, on your website, or as a fundraiser, no matter how good the cause. If money is changing hands, it\u2019s considered commercial use<\/em><\/strong>, and you may only use SSD supplies for that if you have prior written permission from the designer. So personal, non-commercial use only. Got it? Cool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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DIY Adult Coloring Pages – Option #1: Use outline elements<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

The first, and easiest, option to create a custom coloring page with digital scrapbooking supplies is to look specifically for elements that are doodles or outlines. You’ll find these types of elements mixed in with full-kit element packs, as well as for sale as individual “doodle<\/a>” or “brush\/stamp<\/a>” or “mixed media<\/a>” packs. Here are just a few examples of the kinds of outline element packs you’ll find for sale in the Sweet Shoppe:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Step-by-Step<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Once you’ve selected your favorite line-art doodles, launch your preferred digital design software and follow these steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Set up your canvas to the same dimensions as the paper you’ll be printing on (ex: 8.5×11 @ 300dpi).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Drag the outline\/doodle elements onto your canvas.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. When you’re happy with your design, hit print!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Tips & Tricks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Here are a few tips, tricks, and ideas to keep in mind as you’re designing your coloring page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n